Etymology

sanctification

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Today it means: The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit. Full definition →

Old French sanctificacion ← Latin sanctificātionem
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  1. Latin · derived fromsanctificātionem
  2. Old French · derived fromsanctificacion
  3. English todaysanctification

From Old French sanctificacion, from ecclesiastical Latin sanctificātionem, from sanctificāre (“to sanctify”).

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